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Biography

This documentary sub-heading is one of the most popular forms of non-fiction film. The biography details the lives - usually the achievements and faults of - noted or notorious public figures. Also included, alongside other movie types, are profiles of everyday people and their human interest stories.

Hannah Hauxwell: An Extraordinary Life (1996)

Comprises "Too Long a Winter", "A Winter Too Many", and "An Innocent Abroad", three truly extraordinary Yorkshire Television documentaries about the l... Read more

Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer (2015)

6.2/10
Director: Vlad Yudin

This documentary follows the story of Jeremy Scott's ascent from a small town in Missouri to his current position as the Creative Director of Moschino... Read more

Biography: I Want My MTV (2019)

7.1/10

That's right, kids, there was a time when MTV showed music videos 24 hours a day. Those early days of the fledgling cable network-and the enormous suc... Read more

The Sparks Brothers (2021)

7.8/10
Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Beck , Mike Myers, Weird Al Yankovic, Steve Jones, Jason Schwartzman

A musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks. Read more

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (2020)

7/10
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Grace Jones, Isabella Rossellini, Charlotte Rampling, Marianne...

The trailblazing late photographer Helmut Newton had a defining impact on the worlds of fashion and art. Born into a wealthy Jewish family, Helmut Ne... Read more

Napoleon: In The Name Of Art (2021)

7.5/10
Starring: Jeremy Irons

Explores the complex relationship between Napoleon, culture and art. Read more

The Great Adventurers: Christopher Columbus (1999)

The momentous tale of how Christopher Columbus set sail in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe, discovering 'The New World' along the way. Using r... Read more

Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool (Blu-ray) (2019)

7.4/10
Director: Stanley Nelson
Starring: Miles Davis

The life story of the legendary musician Miles Davis Read more

Mother of Rock: Lillian Roxon (2010)

6.6/10
Director: Paul Clarke
Starring: Judy Davis, Narrated by

In New York City in 1968 a revolution was under way in a tiny club called Max's Kansas City. When Andy Warhol's Factory superstars collided with the u... Read more

Tabloid (2010)

7.1/10
Director: Errol Morris
Starring: Joyce McKinney

Documentary maestro Errol Morris (The Fog of War) tackles the much stranger-than-fiction adventures of Joyce McKinney, a former beauty queen whose s... Read more